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The Curious Child's Encyclopedia: 101 Big Whys? by Claire Monroe

The Questions Kids Ask Before You've Had Coffee


  • 101 questions answered properly, in plain language a five year old can follow and a nine year old won't find babyish
  • Made for kids who won't sit through a chapter book, since every answer stands on its own and takes about a minute to read
  • Ranges across space, weather, animals, dinosaurs, the human body, and the gross ones they save for the dinner table
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Rebecca H

my daughter is 7 and will not sit still for a story book but she'll flip through this for ages. i think its cause each bit is short so theres no pressure to finish anything. only thing is she now corrects me about lightning

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Here's What's Waiting Inside 101 Answers To The Questions They Keep Asking

Kids stop asking when the answers stop coming. This one keeps them coming.

Space, Stars, And Everything Up There +

Why stars twinkle, why the moon changes shape through the month, why the sky turns blue in the day and dark at night. The kind of questions that come up on a walk home and deserve better than a guess.

Weather That Looks Like Magic +

Why lightning goes straight for the tallest thing around, how rain and sunlight together make a rainbow, what's really happening in a storm. Kids notice weather constantly and rarely get told how any of it works.

Animals, Oceans, And Dinosaurs +

Why sharks never stop swimming, how whales hold their breath so long, what we know about dinosaurs and how we figured it out from bones. Plenty here for the kid who's already deep into one animal and wants more.

The Body And Why It Does That +

Why farts make a sound, why stepping on a Lego hurts so much, what your brain is doing while you sleep. These are the questions kids ask loudest and adults dodge fastest, answered properly and without embarrassment.

Written So They Finish The Page +

Every answer runs about a minute and stands on its own, with illustrations carrying the parts words struggle with. No order to follow, no chapters to keep track of. Open it wherever the question is and read just that.

Everything A Kid Wonders About, Answered In One Book They'll Keep Coming Back To

Everything A Kid Wonders About, Answered In One Book They'll Keep Coming Back To

101 Questions, Picked From What Kids Really Ask

Not a list an adult invented. These are the ones that come up at bedtime, in the car, and halfway through dinner, gathered into one place with proper answers behind them.

Explained Without Talking Down

Real science, put into words a five year old can follow and a nine year old won't roll their eyes at. Illustrations handle the parts that are hard to picture.

Built For Short Attention Spans

Each answer takes about a minute and finishes on its own page. Nothing to catch up on, nowhere to lose your place, so a reluctant reader can dip in and out without pressure.

Covers More Ground Than One Interest

Space, weather, animals, dinosaurs, the human body, and the silly ones. Wide enough that it keeps working after the dinosaur phase ends and something else takes over.

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